MY FRIEND was driving to town to get a part for his combine, and he stopped to help a motorist with a burst radiator hose. Since he was headed for the parts store anyway, he told the woman he'd also get what she needed and be right back. When he returned, he made the repairs, said she was all ready to go and headed for his pickup. "Wait!" she called out. "I want to pay you." "No, ma'am," my friend replied. "Maybe one day my old truck will quit and you can give me a lift."
That's when the woman took stock of her Good Samaritan.
My friend had been working on his combine all day, had crawled under her car twice, and had not had time for a haircut in months. "Young man," she said, "you'd better take the money.
I wouldn't pick up someone who looks like you."
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